Pressure Vessels for Export

our trusty 4t forklift "Sebastian" ready to lift a hydrophore (aka expansion vessel / membrane vessel / surge tank /accumulator tank etc)      Designed and built to be used on in The Middle East for drinking water. With DWI approved…

Pressure Vessels for Export

our trusty 4t forklift "Sebastian" ready to lift a hydrophore (aka expansion vessel / membrane vessel / surge tank /accumulator tank etc)      Designed and built to be used on in The Middle East for drinking water. With DWI approved…

Pressure Vessels for Export

our trusty 4t forklift "Sebastian" ready to lift a hydrophore (aka expansion vessel / membrane vessel / surge tank /accumulator tank etc)      Designed and built to be used on in The Middle East for drinking water. With DWI approved…

Are you ready for your weld test ?

These weld test plates are production samples welded at the same time as the pressure vessel seam is welded.The test pieces are cut out and systematically destroyed using some highly imaginative techniques, We mostly we bend them…

Newark MP visit to Abbotts 

Remember Newark was briefly on the news when Nigel Farage and UKIP tried for the seat after Our last MP Patrick Mercer resigned last year over a cash for questions fracas  - well the new Newark MP Robert Jenrick visited recently  for…

15 CU.M Pressure Vessels

These 3 large pressure vessels make a nice lorry full.CE Marked and PED compliant using PD5500:2012 Painted a jaunty blue colour for compressed air - should be good for a few years !

Abbotts in House of commons !!

Fame at last - Abbotts is specifically referenced by our Local MP Robert Jenrick (con) - where he / we fight for British maritime sector - see footage on UTube linked below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=std6-XI27M8&feature=youtu.be Nice…

100 Years ago – Abbotts goes to Fight for King and Vountry !

Clipping from our local paper "The Newark Advertiser" from Jan 13 1915

HSE Guidelines on Risk Assessment of Pressure Vessels for users – full report attached

Owners and users of  pressure vessels have the option to manage the integrity of their plant and plan inspection from assessments of the risks of failure. They need to be able to demonstrate that the risk assessment and inspection planning…

HSE report on Failed Air Receivers ( not Abbotts !)

10 air receivers were tested and 10 air receivers failed. There are massive savings (and PROFITS) to be made by reducing the shell of an air receiver by 1mm. The 25% savings by taking 1mm off a 4mm thick Air Receiver is massive, and so is…

Updates on the PED – Not for the faint hearted !

Recast of Pressure Equipment Directive David Hardacre, Lead Specialist – Design Appraisal Pressure Vessel Manufacturers Forum: 2nd July 2014 Recast of Pressure Equipment Directive: PVMF July 2014 Pressure Equipment Directive – The…

CAD & 3D modelling software development for Pressure Vessels

07/01/15 closing 14/01/15 We are looking for an experienced SQL / Database programmer to assist us with further development of our highly bespoke pressure vessel estimating, design and manufacture software - please email purchasing@air-receivers.co.uk…

Seasons Greetings & Air Receivers ON TIME !

One last (but urgent) lorry load of air receivers and pressure vessels despatched on time for our valued customers ready for installation in various factories throughout the UK during the Christmas closures. Abbotts thanks its customers for…

Vacuum Receiver Implodes – Video

Watch this ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz95_VvTxZM Just as the design of a regular pressure vessel is critical, so is that of a vacuum tank or vacuum vessel.. Or else ... Not one of ours - and not designed or intended for vacuum anyway…

Hoval Pressure Vessel Refurbished

This Hoval pressure vessel picture below has been refurbished at our works in Newark The Hoval air receiver was blasted and the shell and ends thickness tested. The weld seams were ultrasonic tested (they were good !) and finally the Hoval…

An Abbotts group photo in the buff….

This tasty selection presented in all positions displays an elegant range of pressure vessels in the buffed state (pre painting) - for the more adventurous perhaps ? - Enjoy !!

Abbotts bombed in WW2 Air Raid – Newark 1941

On 7 March 1941 a daring raid by two German Heinkel 111 bombers targeting our neighbouring ball bearing factory sadly killing 41 The photo below shows the bombing runs with Abbotts airbrushed our below.

Vessel Manufacturer or Vessel Fabricator ?

We manufacture AND fabricate pressure vessels WHATEVER the two terms mean ! Following a chat with a (highly respected) customer we decided the terms were synonymous, but perhaps a pressure vessel manufacturer runs more of a production line…

Just working on vessels for a vintage flamethrower this week

This beauty needed some new pressure vessels for its flamethrower - now converted to a water cannon !

A mixed bag of Vessels this week !

Abbotts paint booth hosts a range of vessels for air water steam in a variety of colours this week ! Excellent paint work by Tony Greensmith !

The Art of Welding

Desperate to glamorise vessel welding we photograph Sean putting some metal down ! Yes it takes a certain type to like this ! - Thanks for the photo Terry !

Welding dissimilar metals

We have a broad and growing range of weld procedures Welding stainless steel to carbon steel requires special procedures and consumables Here is Luke one of our crack welders (Crack as in "elite" - not any other sort of crack) burning the midnight…

Welding dissimilar metals

We have a broad and growing range of weld procedures Welding stainless steel to carbon steel requires special procedures and consumables Here is Luke one of our crack welders (Crack as in "elite" - not any other sort of crack) burning the midnight…

Recently hatched receivers !

This little batch of air receivers hatched this week - behind is the mother manifiold who will feed the hatchlings with air until they can fend for themselves on a. Oil rig all by themselves - sweet !